[PC] CTD CTD CTD - No Error (Updated 02/01/2015)

I'm aware and read through the numerous complains of crash to desktop with no error. Just decided to add another post for the devs so that they know that this crash is really ruining the gameplay experience for many of your customers.

The crash started on the 2nd day after I started to play the game. I waited a few days before playing because I'm aware of the many issues at launch day. Hopefully, devs would do something to minimize the issues. Well, they didn't manage.

After 2 patches this crash is still prevalent. I have tried most method proposed or recommended by the community. I even Google "CTD", "crash desktop no error" or "crash crash crash crash FIX" every day to see whether anyone has a turnaround or solution to this game breaking issue.

The following are what I have tried to minimize or fix the crashes:-

1. Disable Geforce Experience. The game crashes more often when Experience is enabled. However, the game still crash.

2. If you have Teamviewer, you know you can't play this game in Fullscreen. Window Borderless works but disabling Teamviewer prolong gameplay until the next crash.

3. Underclocking GPU and CPU. Done. In my observation, there is no difference on whether you underclock your hardware. Still. God. Dayum. Crash.

4. Overclocking CPU and GPU. I know this is not a recommended method but I decided to try it. No harm to test. Perhaps it could fix or minimize the crash. It did not.

5. Tweaking graphics setting. Set all to Medium, High or Ultra (shutters badly but playable but not until crash). Crash 99. 

6. Enabling & disabling Anti-aliasing. I know this is a part of the graphics setting but many claimed that disabling this would fix the crash. Nope.

7. Re-installing DA:I. Gameplay lasted nearly an hour before CTD spree.

8. Latest graphics card driver. Yep, checked daily for newer driver.

9. Updated with patch and hotfix. Needless to say I check daily

Probably some other methods that I may have tried but I can't recall it for now.

I didn't try to re-install graphics driver. I have a slow internet connection and this is one of the last thing I would do. On second thought, I would do this when I get home from work because this is the last thing and only method I can do as my patience are wearing thin.

And no, I didn't try reformatting Windows. Are you kidding me? Reset my whole computer for one game?

Sometimes I could play 1 - 2 hours continuously without issue. But when the crash happens, it becomes more and more frequent (5 - 10 mins) until it is unplayable or I presist on restarting the game until it doesn't crash.

Look, I work in a stressful office job and I just want to play a game peacefully when I get home. When game repeatedly crash halfway through, it not only tests my patience, it is extremely frustrating. Like many, I have waited this game for a long time to release and waited days after release to play. So, please, devs, get your game right and ease the ever rising frustration and disappointment of your customers

Lastly, my specifications (if it matters, which I doubt):-

Geforce Asus GTX 760 card

AMD A8 3870K CPU (Quad 3.0 Ghz)

8gb RAM

some mobo that supports the above

Windows 8, 64 bit

Directx 11

/endrant

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EDIT 1:

Also tried:-

1. http://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2013/01/crash-to-desktop-workaround.html; and

2. GameBooster.

Both didn't help.

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EDIT 2 (see Post/Message 21):-

1. Roll back nVidia graphics driver to 344.65 and uninstall all unnecessary Geforce programs like Audio and 3D. Go to the nVidia website and download the previous version of the driver - 344.65. The size of the file is about 300mb. Choose custom installation. Uncheck for all boxes except for the driver and Physx. This will ensure all the said Geforce programs are fully uninstalled. If you manually uninstall the said programs, it will just roll back to previous versions. Take note of the following:-

• This will not remove the CTD but merely prolong gameplay before the next crash.
• You may have uninterupted play for several hours until the CTD kicks in. Once it starts, CTD will be more frequent.

Credits to middlefngrsalute. Go and +1 experience for all his posts.

2. Closing all overlay programs. Yes, many suggested this and it is true. Got Teamviewer on? Close it. Got Steam on? Close it also. Got GameBooster on? Alt-F4. Close all overlay programs until only Origin left. If you CTD at the menu, it is most likely caused by overlay programs.

3. Avoid or minimize Alt-Tab out of the game to Desktop. Alt-Tabbing will hasten CTD. But if you happen to have something to do in desktop, try what middlefngrsalute has suggested: "running in windowed full screen, or run in a small window (i.e. 1024x768)". It helps but still causes CTD if you go on a Alt-Tab spree. =/

4. Playing in Windowed Fullscreen. It is all the forum and it does help although CTD's still happen but not as often when you play in Fullscreen. If you have problem opening the game in Fullscreen, use Windowed Fullscreen. It will definitely help. 

5. Changing Windowed Fullscreen (WF) > Fullscreen or Windowed in gameplay > Windowed Fullscreen. This may or may not work. In between gameplay (every 10 - 15 mins), change from WF to Fullscreen or Windowed. I know, it is annoying but better than CTD every 10 - 15 mins.

EDIT 3: See my latest post at message/post 34. Possibly found a permanent fix to CTD!